SRC hits priority rights obstacle
The State Restructuring Commission (SRC), which was supposed to present its report on Tuesday, remains sharply divided over political priority rights for dominant communities in each state.
In a meeting on Monday, SRC members also decided to leave the naming of the states to the states themselves.
On priority rights, two Maoist members in the commission, along with two from the Madhesi Morcha, voted for granting the rights to dominant groups in each state, while NC and UML members opposed the idea—leaving the SRC divided.
The members are also equally divided on the issue of residual power, which arbitrates in disputes between states. While members from the NC and the UML want a committee at the centre with the power to resolve the disputes, Maoist and Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha members want the states themselves to take a call on it. On both these issues, the vote of the commission’s Chairman Madan Pariyar will be decisive.
The SRC has voted for granting special rights to women representing ethnic, indigenous, Dalit, Muslim and Madhesi communities.
Members also remain divided on the political priority rights. While Maoist and Morcha members have pitched for the rights, those from the NC and the UML are against it. NC and UML members have registered a note of dissent and proposed special rights to Bahun and Chettri women below poverty, alongside Dalits, Muslims and Madhesis.
Political parties have decided to extend the SRC’s tenure by a week, after members requested Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to extend the term.
Bhattarai will hold talks with Speaker Subas Nembang on the extension, PM’s personal aide Bishwodeep Pandey said.
The Commission is yet to resolve a number of issues, and sources say a revision is likely to take place on some issues, which have already been approved through a majority vote. After a long-drawn-out debate, the major parties had finally formed the eight-member SRC on November 23 to recommend to the Constituent Assembly the best possible federation model for the country. As for the number of provinces, 11 states have been endorsed by a majority vote.
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Posted on: 2012-01-24 08:50
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